St. Peter Upendo
About the St. Peter Upendo Community
St. Peter Upendo Parish is in the resettlement area of Upendo (population 1,000) in Molo, Kenya. This resettlement area was created in 2005 on land donated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nakuru in the wake of brutal election violence.
Following a turbulent history, many families were displaced from regions they once called home. The Catholic Diocese of Nakuru bought 100 acres in Molo and resettled about 100 of the displaced families, creating the Upendo community. Today, many challenges face this community, so St. Ignatius adopted the St. Peter Upendo community as a mission outreach.
The mission outreach program has assisted in many programs in the community, including building a new church to replace the sheet metal building.
How You Can Help
Many hands make light work, so we can always use more people on our team. We meet the 3rd Monday of each month. For more information or to join our team, please contact Daniel Odipo (danielodipo@aol.com). While you can always donate to the St. Peter Upendo fund by using the envelopes at each church entrance (or your own envelope with St. Peter Upendo written on the front), special collections for St. Peter Upendo will be held at different points in the year, such as the “Raise the Roof” campaign.
Join the 2026 Mission Trip to St. Peter Upendo in Molo, Kenya
Join your fellow parishioners for the mission trip of a lifetime this summer to help the St. Peter Upendo community in Molo, Kenya. Click the link below for details regarding the mission outreach program and plans for the upcoming mission trip in the summer of 2026, including possible itinerary and expected costs.
Anyone with serious interest, please email your travel plans and any limitations to tonygag002@gmail.com, and we will get back with you. We still have space for either a couple or one or two individuals.
St. Peter Upendo Mission Trip • August 2024
In August of 2024, six St. Ignatius parishioners visited our mission parish, St. Peter Upendo, in Molo, Kenya. The trip was eye-opening for all of us. We each gave our testimonials two weeks ago in church. While we’ve already done much, there is still much more to be done.
The best location for the new St. Peter Upendo Church is right where the existing one is located. It will be taken down and repurposed at an appropriate date and we will pour a slab of concrete over its existing footprint. Walls and the roof structure are next, but we are pausing so that we here at St Ignatius and there in Kenya can continue to raise funds. We are under budget and progressing nicely.
